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The Sacramento Brief October 23, 2025 · The Sacramento Brief

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  This is the Sacramento Brief, your weekday roundup
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  of overnight headlines and what's ahead across
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  the city. I'm Carol. It's Thursday, October 23rd,
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  2025. Let's get you caught up. In news, the Sacramento
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  County Sheriff's Office is warning residents
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  about a new phone scam. Scanners are posing as
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  real deputies and staff. even using legitimate
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  names and titles to demand money or payment.
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  Authorities say these calls are not from the
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  sheriff's office. Remember, law enforcement will
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  never call and ask you for money. If you get
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  one of these calls, hang up immediately and report
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  it to the non -emergency line at 916 -874 -5115.
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  The Sacramento Police Department is asking for
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  help locating 78 -year -old Betty Robeson. Last
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  seen Tuesday afternoon near Elvis Avenue, Betty
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  is considered at risk due to her age and medical
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  conditions. If you've seen her or know where
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  she might be, please call the Sacramento Police
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  Department right away as every bit of information
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  can help bring her home safely. In City Watch,
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  Sacramento City Unified School District may start
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  classes earlier next year, mid -August instead
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  of late summer. The district says it better aligns
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  with other schools and benefits older students.
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  But only two parents showed up to Tuesday's final
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  meeting frustrated by poor communication. Parents
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  still have until this Friday to complete the
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  district's feedback survey, and there is a link
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  in the show notes. Sacramento County has been
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  awarded more than $542 ,000 in state pro -housing
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  incentive funding. many aimed at boosting affordable
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  and workforce housing. The funds can be used
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  for developing, acquiring, or preserving homes
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  for low - and moderate -income residents. Planning
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  Director Todd Smith says the grants will help
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  strengthen Sacramento County's ability to create
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  housing that meets the needs of its growing community.
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  first earned this pro -housing designation in
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  2023 for policies that make it easier to build
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  homes across the region. Today, we'll have a
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  high of 73 and partly cloudy. In getting around
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  town, heads up, sewer installation work continues
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  along Bradshaw Road between Gerber and Oxford
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  Lane. The number two northbound lane remains
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  closed through November ongoing upgrades. Expect
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  reduced speeds and occasional congestion in the
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  area. If you're traveling through, consider alternate
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  routes like Elk Grove, Florin Road or Excelsior
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  Road. In events, the Oak Park shines this week
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  as Underground Books hosts the Oak Park Speaker
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  Series featuring trailblazer Jayne Kennedy. That's
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  tonight, 6 p .m. at the Guild Theater, 2828 35th
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  Street. Kennedy discusses her memoir, Plain Jayne,
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  in conversation with former Mayor Kevin Johnson,
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  followed by a community book signing that's tonight
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  at the Guild Theater, celebrating courage, legacy,
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  and the power of storytelling. Also tonight,
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  Sacramento's creative pulse is beating strong.
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  The Capital Creative Alliance presents Beyond
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  the Studio, a career pathways for artists and
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  culture barriers. A free community event is happening
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  tonight from 6 to 8 p .m. at Prism Art Space
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  on K Street. And we'll share insights to build
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  sustainable creative careers, followed by an
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  open studio networking session with prison residents
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  artists. It's part of the Art Tonic. California
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  Artist Empowerment Network. So again, that's
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  a free event tonight, but you must RSVP. That's
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  all for today's Sacramento Brief. You'll find
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  the links to today's events in the show notes.
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  I'm Carol. Thank you for trusting me with your
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  morning. Be safe, stay sharp, and I'll see you
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  tomorrow.